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JEFF HELSDON Editor
Town council unanimously rejected a controversial proposal for a property between Wilson Ave and Concession Street West. Most of the 150-plus audience at the April 27 council meeting were Hickory Hills residents, attending to show their opposition. Nine spoke against the development. After the presentations, Mayor Deb Gilvesy briefly left the chair to move that the development not be allowed, despite the planner’s stamp of approval. The motion cited incompatibility of the 3.5-story, 24-unit building with existing single-family homes, and failure to meet medium-density zoning conditions. It also stated the proposal would use Tillsonburg’s last available water servicing capacity, limiting future industrial growth. Earlier in the meeting, Oxford County planner Amy Hartley started by presenting an overview of the proposal, which calls for amending the zoning from low-density residential to medium-density residential. The application, which was the ninth application to develop the property since 1985, would also recognize the existing 10-meter frontage on Wilson Ave and provide relief from side yard provisions. In her report, Hartley wrote the application should be supported as it is: “generally consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement direction and Official Plan policies respecting residential intensification, infill within established neighbourhoods, increased supply, and diversity of dwelling types and locational criteria respecting the designation of new medium density residential areas.” CONTINUED TO PAGE 2
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ART TOUR
The Station Arts Centre was one stop on the Oxford Studio tour on the weekend, with 23 different artists exhibiting in 11 locations across the county. Coloured pencil artist, Kelly Murphy, left, explains her technique to Barb Whitney, centre, and Veronica Robinson in the station’s main gallery. Other artists at the station were Jared Smith with a variety of media, Margaret Trapnell with coloured pencil and watercolours, Monique Gerber with oils on canvas and Megan McKiernan with watercolours.
Traffic study looks at options for Broadway, truck bypass JEFF HELSDON Editor
Imagine Broadway with parallel parking, or a truck bypass route on Quarter Line Road or Tillson Ave. Although those alternatives may not be likely, they were examined in the town’s Traffic Master Plan and explained during an open house for the study last week.
Held on April 29 in the Lion’s Den, the open house provided the public with a chance to provide feedback on the possible scenarios. The Traffic Master Plan is looking at traffic flows today, how growth will impact it, what changes are needed, and the investments council should be making today. It also assumes most travel in town will be car-based, but looks at the role transit will play. The plan projects traffic flows out to 2035. CONTINUED TO PAGE 5
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